Pricing Job for Mosaic Tiling

[Leatherface]

Here's one I did a couple of months ago - wet room floor.
The wall tiles were already on, just had to remove bottom course & tie in - so don't blame me for the nasty sliver cut on lhs.
Regards

 

[GazLC81]

I am trying to quote a kitchen wall for ceramic mosaics, not sure what to charge but going off what you guys have said I am getting to around £130 including mats, does this sound cheap?

Also I am quoting a bathroom wall, it's about 11.5m2 and I am getting a price of £200 for labour, £45 for tanking, and allowing £50 to prep the wall if it doesn't need plastering. (12x8 ceramics)

So £295 all in. Plus if i'm removing the old tiles i will just quote a day rate.

Does this sound right?
Let me know asap chaps,

Thanks a lot!
Gaz

 

[Varley]

If the £200 is just your labour costs and you will add materials on I would say it's about right mate, Just under £20m2, good price!

 

[GazLC81]

Cheers matey, i'll get used to pricing when I've done a few i'm sure, just worry i'll over or under price dramatically and either not get the work or wish I hadn't!!

What do you reckon to the mosaic price?

 

[guy1976]

i would do a kitchen splashback in ceramics for £140 should only take a day but for mosaics it would be about £280 plus materials as it will take longer

 

[Varley]

I would up it a little for mosaics, that would be around my price for a one day kitchen splashback with ordinary ceramics, mosaics are a bit more fiddly. Totally up to yourself and what you feel comfortable with generally, but I always charge more for mosaics.

 

[GazLC81]

Thanks for the advice chaps, any tips on getting the mosiacs spot on?

 

[guy1976]

tell the customer you can only get the tiles as smooth as the walls they are going on

 

[GazLC81]

tell the customer you can only get the tiles as smooth as the walls they are going on

Yeah good point!

Think i may have underpriced this one! If i get it i'll just have to do it and put it down as experience!

He had one guy out and he said he can't do mosaics. Someone pretty experienced i would gues as he has been advertising for a while.

Is it really that much more difficult? It not rocket science is it? 🙁

 

[Varley]

It's not more difficult, just more fiddly and time consuming, some can be awkward to cut, require regular cleaning to make sure no adhesive is pushing through, you'll soon see :wink_smile: